Smoke-consumer.



Zfmaw' BY v lefyeg l TORNEY.

i L. BAYER.

SMOKE CONSUMER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.23, 1912.

1 ,063,320, Patented June 3, 1913.

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W I TNESSES IN VEN TOR.

L. BAYER.

SMOKE CONSUMER.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.23, 1912.

1,06 3,3200 l Patented June 3, 1913.

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W I TNESSES IN V EN TOR.

` I BVM m COLUMBIA PLANOOPPH C0., WASHNOTON. D. C.

LEE BAYER, 0E WILLISVILLE, ILLINOIS.

SMOKE-CONSUMER.

To all ful/wm t may conce/m Be it known that I, Lne BAYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vilillisville, in the county of Perry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Impr'ovements in Smoke-Consumers, of which the following is a specification.

rI"his invention relates to smoke-consumers, and more particularly to that class thereof in which the uncombined carbon is separated from the gases, the heavier deposits being' deposited in a chamber and subsequently washed out therefrom, while the gases are either wholly or partly carried back to the furnace to enhance the combustion.

The invention has for one of its objects the provision of improved means whereby separation ofthe uncombined carbon is established in such a manner that practically all the waste material will be cleaned from the current of smoke so as that a practically clear coal gas may be saved for the purpose above stated.

The invention has furthermore for its object the provision of an apparatus of this kind in which the smoke will be screened, the screens being subjected to a wettingdown process which is preferably continuous so that all material deposited on said screens will be washed away therefrom, and the device will remain in constant perfect operation.

The invention has also for its object the provision of a series of catch-members or baffles disposed in successive tiers s0 that the air or smoke current will precipitate the uncombined carbon of the smoke against these members.

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear and be particularly defined in the claims.

The invention has been clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top view of a smoke-con sumer embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a top view of the condensing chamber, the top being broken away. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section of the condensing chamber, and Fig. 5 is a cross section on line 5, 5 of Fig. 4L.

Referring to the drawings, 10 denotes the chimney or stack of a furnace, having a damper 11 whereby the products of combustion may be permitted to pass out directly through the upper open end of the stack, or

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application mea rebmary'za, 1912.

Patented J une 3, 1913. Serial No. 679,230.

they may be deflected toward the smokeconsuming or condensing apparatus, by a pipe 12 having at one end thereof a cover or trap 18 which may be opened for the purpose of cleaning out that part of the apparatus. At its other extremitv the pipe 12 is slightly contracted as at 13', and at this point it is surrounded by a casing 14 into the bottom of which a pipel leads to conduct exhaust steam into the annular chamber formed between the casing 14 and the pipe 15. A valve l16 is provided to regulate the amount of steam injected.

The casing 14 is connected directly with the precipitating' or condensing chamber 17 which consists substantially of an inclosed box containing a series of spaced vertical screens 18 supported in any suitable manner and disposed beneath troughs 19 which are adapted to contain water as supplied by a main pipe or trough Q0. rlhe latter eX- tends longitudinally of the precipitating chamber, and the troughs 19 are in communication therewith. Ihe How of water supplied to these troughs may be regulated by a valve 21 forming a part of the water supply pipe 22 which may receive its supply from any convenient source.

By referring to Fig. 4, it will be noted that each of the troughs 19 has its marginal edges turned down to form side-sheds so that practically two streams of water flow over the opposite sides of each trough and serve for the purpose of wetting-down both sides of each screen 18 interposed between the adjacent pair of side troughs 19, as clearly shown.

In order to prevent a direct current of smoke from finding its way above the troughs 19 and screens 18, I provide a series of guards 23 so that any smoke tending to pass over the troughs 19 will be guided downwardly and in contact with the water running over the edges of the trough.

Tothe other end of the condensing chainber 17 is attached a fan casing 24 in which a fan 25 (constructed in any desired manner) may be rotated, as for inst-ance by a shaft 2G and pulley Q7 to which power may be applied from any convenient source, it being understood that the casino' 17 opens directly and centrally into the Ian casing 24 which is provided with a discharge outlet.

From the foregoing construction it will be v understood Athat the rotation of the fan 2K5 Y nature will, b`y the force of the currentl V30 also connected with the interior'of the condensing chamber.

Doors 31 may be provided-in the side of the casing to permit access to the interior thereof for the purpose of cleaning out or renewing the screens.

In order to increase the efficiency of the apparatus as a soot-catcher, I provide on each of the screens a series of catch-members or delectors disposed in the direct line of travel of the smoke. through the casing, the deflector bars of one screen being out of current line with the preceding one, so that even if some particles of the uncombined carbon of the smoke should chance to pass through the wet screen, yet they will be caught or` l thrown against these bars; thus they are washed down by thewat-er issuing from the trough disposed above that particular screen. It therefore follows that the greaterr portion of the carbon deposits will have been removed from the smoke current` by the time it reaches the fan casing, but in order to clarify this current and to stillfurther separate the gases from this carbon deposits, means are provided whereby the air or smoke current issuing from the fan-casing will be subjected to a. washing and cleansing process, as for instance by a w'ash tank 32 in direct communication with apipe 33 leading from the discharge opening of the fan casing 24 to a point near the bottom ofthe tank 32. The latter' contains a' body of waterl W and is closed at its top by a cover 34 which is pro! vided with an opening into which a pipe 35 projects so as to leave a space between the end thereof andthe water bod'y YV. Any coarse matter will therefore be retained in this body of water andwvill gradually sink to the bottom, `while other matter 'of a lighter through the'water-body, be projected into the pipev 35, the other end ofwhich termi-v by a damper or check plate 40 pivoted at 41 and-adapted to divert the flow ofl gas to @the stack or to the furnace, either partly or i entirely, as controlled by a handle lever 412. l The particular purpose of the exhaust jsteam in connection with my improved ap- {paratus is: to dampen the products of comibustionand'to humidify the air or smoke to isuch an extent that.4 the foreign matter and uncombined carbon contained in the smoke will be-rendered more or less heavy and thus have greater adhering tendency at the time' .when it encounters the several screens.

Many changes may be made in 'the particular construction and organization of several vof the component elements of my improved lapparatus without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claimz 1. A smoke-consumer comprising a casing, va series of vert-ical screens disposed therein, a trough disposed above and between adj acent` screens and shedding water from its opposite sides against the adjacentl faces of said screens, and a water supply for said troughs.

2.v A smoke-consumercomprising a casing,

Vaseries of spaced vertical screens disposed onto both faces thereof, and a Waterl supply j for said troughs, and a series of rods Vcarried by each screen and intersecting the currentof' air passing thereto, the rods of the successive screens being disposed in different planes relatives to the direction of the air current. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEE BAYER.

Titnesses ALLISTERI KN'ox STEWART, J r., Frm-D METZ.

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